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Horse profile

War Anthem (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Jim Boyle · Last owner David Grieve
by Vettori (IRE) out of Lucy Boo (GB) (Singspiel)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Dec 2008 — 6,523 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 Won at Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

War Anthem (GB) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2008. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating69↓ 4lb off peak
69 67–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Oct 2008 Official rating 69 at the last run, 18 Dec 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 83A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)483A70—
Good to Firm370C70—
Good to Soft274C66—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f683A64.5—
6f – 7f374C70—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Vettori (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3126.5%−0.7—
Good to Firm258176.6%−0.60 from 3
Good454286.2%−10 from 1
Good to Soft216146.5%−0.70 from 2
Soft265228.3%+1.1—
Heavy9277.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)457367.9%+0.71 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−7.2—
6f – 7f9655.2%−20 from 3
1m – 1m1f258238.9%+1.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f504367.1%−0.11 from 6
1m5f – 2m450327.1%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f279155.4%−1.8—
2m5f – 3m157159.6%+2.4—
Over 3m2015%−2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lucy Boo (GB) (Singspiel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bertie Boo (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 1 11% +0.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +8.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Cosgrave 5 1 20% +4.00
Steve Drowne 2 0 0% −2.00
Amir Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 1 13% +1.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 6 1 17% +3.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 6 runs
18 Dec 08+21d Chelmsford (AW) Weatherbys Printing Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-8 69— Pat Cosgrave 50/1
27 Nov 08+23d Chelmsford (AW) Free Poker Chips @ freebets.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 2¼ 9-6 7266A Pat Cosgrave 33/1
04 Nov 08+13d Southwell (AW) Toteswinger Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 9 9-8 7363C Pat Cosgrave 11/1
22 Oct 08+49d Kempton (AW) Digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-10 6983A Pat Cosgrave 8/1
03 Sep 08+23d Brighton Matthew Clark Wines & Spirits Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 9-6 6952A Pat Cosgrave 9/2
11 Aug 08+326d Windsor Fly BMI To Intimate Hotels Barbados Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 3½ 9-12 6858C Amir Quinn 6/1
2007 · 5 runs
20 Sep 07+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Evening Racing At Wolverhampton Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 8-12 6774C Robert Havlin 7/1
27 Aug 07+11d Ripon Pateley Bridge Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-4 6770C Richard Hughes 5/2
16 Aug 07+18d Salisbury Mary Wort Memorial Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 9-3 —74C Steve Drowne 6/1
29 Jul 07+17d Carlisle Carlisle United Football Club Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 9-3 —70C Seb Sanders 7/4F
12 Jul 07 Folkestone folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 2 9-3 —63C Steve Drowne 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has War Anthem won?
War Anthem (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained War Anthem?
War Anthem (GB) was trained by Jim Boyle on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford (AW) on 18 December 2008.
Who is War Anthem's sire?
War Anthem (GB) is by Vettori (IRE) out of Lucy Boo (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What going does War Anthem prefer?
War Anthem (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is War Anthem's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 18 December 2008. The highest on record is 73.
What is War Anthem's sire's record?
Vettori (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are War Anthem's siblings?
Out of Lucy Boo (GB), War Anthem (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.